1. Why don't Bus/Streetcar drivers announce all of the stops? They have improved, especially on the subways, but I sometimes don't hear announcements on the subway from Downsview to Glencairn.

2. Why doesn't the TTC charge a higher fare (25-50c) for rush hour traffic? If the TTC wants to reduce overcrowding and increase revenues, they can kill two birds with one stone.

3. Why does the sign at Don Mills Station say "West to Leslie", as if the Sheppard Subway only goes one stop? The sign at Sheppard-Yonge says "South to York Mills", but the sign at York Mills says "South to Union. Next Station Lawrence" which makes more sense.

4. Why do the "Blue Night" 312 St. Clair buses west of Bathurst go to the sidewalk, and not the middle of the street where there are right of way islands? Why is there nothing posted on the TTC Stop signs telling people this? Will this procedure continue when the full right-of-way is built? I wouldn't mind busses going to the sidewalk so much if the TTC would at least put up signs telling people that 312 busses go to the sidewalk.

5. Why doesn't the subway open untill 9:00 on Sunday? Yes, I know that fewer people ride on Sunday, but the replacement buses are always overcrowded. Instead, why not start the Yonge subway (Union to Finch) at 8:00 and run trains every 6 minutes? Open the other stations, especially the underused Sheppard line and aging Scarborough line at 9:30, or even 10:00. Also, why doesn't the subway close EARLY on Sunday? Usually subway cars are virtually empty on Sunday evenings. Another idea: why not run 4 car trains, since the most of the subway is never crowded on Sundays?

6. At subway stations where there is a direct connection to busses, why don't bus drivers announce that they will be leaving shortly? Several times, I have seen people almost injured when walking around because a bus that has been idling for several minutes starts zooming out of the station without warning.

7. Why doesn't the TTC eliminate single-ride tokens/tickets? Daily, Weekly and Metropasses make tokens/tickets uneccessary. Passes are harder to counterfiet, and reduce the need to print thousands of transfers each day which are just littered.

8. Why doesn't the TTC enforce its "No Smoking" policy, especially in bus waitng platforms. I have been on subways and streetcars with people smoking without fear of reprecussions. I have even witnessed bus drivers smoking on out-of-service busses! Also, if the TTC actually has a "No Smoking" policy, why are vendors at subway stations allowed to sell cigarettes?

9. Why don't subway operators announce Spadina, St. George, Bloor-Yonge, Sheppard-Yonge, and Kennedy as subway interchanges? Some drivers announce Bloor-Yonge as a tranfer point, but they don't announce other stations as such.

10. Why don't subway operators announce Kipling, Kennedy, Downsview, Finch, Kennedy, Sheppard-Yonge, Don Mills, and McCowan as subway endpoints? Also, it would be helpful if they would ALWAYS announce which platform a train is entering into.

11. Why does a Metropass ($99.75) cost more than a month's worth of tokens($84)? Why does a Weekly pass ($30) cost more than a week's worth of tokens ($21)? In order to get your "money's worth" from a pass, you have to make several "pointless trips to nowhere".

12. Why are subway booth personelle so rude? Most of the guys in the booth act incredibly unconcerned or are too occupied reading their newspaper. If the guys in the booth are so bored, they should quit or be fired. The TTC should hire specific booth personelle (for less than $16/hr union scale) that are comitted to customer service. Booth personelle should always greet people with a SMILE and eye contact.

Notice that most of these suggestions require no additional government funding. Please keep that in mind next time you hear people in Toronto whining about how the TTC doesn't get enough funding. Please send comments/additional questions to djmcosmo@yahoo.com